Deputy Collector Nabbed for Rs 50,000 Bribery in Maharashtra Land Deal

A senior official in Maharashtra's Palghar district was arrested for allegedly accepting a Rs 50,000 bribe. The deputy collector demanded the sum to approve a land deal. The Anti-Corruption Bureau caught him red-handed after a complaint was lodged against him.

A senior official at the Palghar district collectorate in Maharashtra was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a person for clearance in a land deal matter, police said.

A case has been registered against the 50-year-old accused under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, an official from the police control room said.

The accused deputy collector allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 from a person to grant permission for a land deal, he said. The person lodged a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Bureau which laid a trap at the collector's office on Tuesday evening and caught the accused while accepting the bribe amount from the complainant, the official said.